Bronze duo bell with dragon decorationLate

Manager ID

243

Title

Bronze duo bell with dragon decorationLate Spring and Autumn period (6th-early 5th century BC)

Short title

Bronze duo bell with dragon decorationLate

Record number

BATEA : 231

Simple name

musical instrument

Classified name

metal; bronze; bell; spring and autumn period; eastern Zhou; musical instrument; dragon; animal; China;

Description

Description part summary

Bronze duo bell of characteristic form with short squared handle with two raised bands round the mouth of the handle. Each side of the bell has a surface panel taking up most of the side in question with an elaborate decoration of two dragons with voluted and feathered bodies striding forward facing the handle with a baby dragon following each, another dragon between the striding dragons addorsed, all on a spotted ground. The decoration here is typical of the late Spring and Autumn period, which seems to make this duo bell the earliest example so far published.

Description material

bronze

Description condition

fairThe object was conserved by Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre in 2014

Description Colour

Aspect	Colour

body	brown

Description length

Description height

8.2 cm

Description diameter

Description width

7.2 cm

Description depth

Description inscription

indecipherable two character inscription

Description notes

Gallery location

Gallery 1, G6

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